Ctrip losing mind share The competition for China’s domestic travel market is far from over, says UBS. Despite limited market share currently, the analyst believes Alitrip and Meituan still pose long-term threat to Ctrip, thanks to support from Alibaba and Tencent. Source: Hotel Marketing
Why Delta is not distributing its product through every OTA At this years Phocusright conference, Delta’s CMO made a statement that the company has no intention of distributing in places that it doesn’t think are brand-accretive. Over the past years, Delta has removed its inventory from several OTAs, including CheapOair, OneTravel, and BookIt.com. Source: Hotel Marketing
Hyatt is serving guests through Facebook Messenger Using the app, users will be able to easily reach Hyatt. They can also make reservations and engage in live conversations with the company’s chat support team. Source: Hotel Marketing
How business travelers use appartments Based on a new data by Paris-based rental company MagicEvent.com, the most important criteria to choose an appartment is location, the average length of stay is three nights, and 60% of reservations are made for two and more people. Source: Hotel Marketing